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not carried above a " right angle '^ with back ; if anything, a trifle 

 coarse. 



Legs and Feet. — Point of extreme value, to which greatest atten- 

 tion should be given. Elbows well let down, in straight line with 

 body. Forelegs, however viewed, "straight as gun barrels," with 

 upright, powerful pasterns ; strong in bone, clothed with muscle 

 from elbow to foot, giving a most solid, unbroken appearance ; feet 

 round and catlike, very compact, toes short and only moderately 

 arched, soles hard as adamant ; foot should neither turn in or out, — 

 if any deviation, should turn in ; no dewclaws behind. 



The coat should be smooth, harsh in texture, very close and 

 abundant, a jacket to protect wearer from all weathers. Colors : 

 white should predominate. Brindle, fallow, liver, or red markings 

 are objectionable. 



Size. — The fox terrier must neither be leggy nor too near the 

 ground; neither must he be cloddy, but should have plenty of 

 " liberty " and galloping power, with good bone and substance, fair 

 speed and endurance being essentially requisite for his legitimate 

 calling. Seventeen pounds in hard working condition is a fair aver- 

 age weight, but this may vary a pound or so either way. Make, 

 shape, good shoulders, and chest being far better criterions, in this 

 respect, than actual weight. 



The above appHes to smooth, but is also an excellent standard for 

 wire-hair fox terriers, which are judged on same lines, except coat, 

 which in the latter should be about two inches long, and very dense 

 and wiry, not shaggy or woolly, on any account. 



FIELD TRIALS — RUNNING RULES 



(Field rules are about the same in all clubs. In championship stakes the 

 heats are required to be of greater length than in ordinary open events — usually 

 three hours) 



Dogs shall be drawn by lot, and numbered in the order drawn. 

 Each dog shall run in the first series as a brace with the next avail- 

 able dog in that order. After the first series has been run through, 

 the judges shall announce which dogs they wish to see run again 

 and the order of running them, and the judges shall have the power 

 of calling up and running again any dog or dogs irrespective of 

 previous announcements. Discretion is given the judges to run the 



